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Old Jul 20, 2012 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by belfordrocks
I dunno if how many of you are familiar with this, but there seems to be something C6 (possibly a bug) where all fares from a certain airline on certain OTAs get their YQ dropped, with no manipulation needed.Just a question, how long as this been going on, and has anyone actually flown one of these tickets?Thanks.
Some carriers stop using YQ/YQ systemwide and adjust Base Fares upwards accordingly and proportionally. Other carriers stop using YQ/YR in certain markets and/or during certain seasons. Sometimes the final price goes up a bit, sometimes down a bit but in the end it is competitively determined.
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